365 Days of Books

Gigi and Lulu's Gigantic Fight is the drama of young school friends contained in a short story. Gigi and Lulu are best friends and do EVERYTHING together. They dress alike, they eat the same foods, and they elicit cheerful and exasperated adult comments about peas and pods. One day they fight over tumbled blocks and declare their friendship finished. When their teacher declares "Twin Day", Gigi and Lucy bring and wear their favorite things to school and are surprised to see their many differences. Since the general audience for hearing this book is unlikely to read this blog I feel safe giving away the ending. Gigi and Lulu learn that their many differences do not bar them from friendship, after all half the fun of freindship is the things we are exposed to that we would never have chosen. Instead of being peas, they can be themselves.

The illustration by Henry Cole are delightful. The characters are drawn as animals and their clothing was colourful and evocative of favorite clothes that Kindergartners love.